"For a summer tip, you can freeze a large plastic glass of water. When the water is frozen, remove the ice from the cup by running warm water over it until the ice block drops out. It is cool and your dog will enjoy licking it and chasing it around as it slides on the ground.

Also, if your dog has a thick fur coat, and he is obviously too hot, and you just don't want to shave him in the summer, try clipping the path along his belly, up between his front legs and onto the lower part of his chest. This will "vent" his heat passages and may do the trick of allowing him to stay cooler while preserving his natural coiffure. This clip is common practice in the equestrian world and is called a trace clip because it traces the heat passages while leaving the rest of the coat in-tact for protection."

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